Daily Schedule

All times given in Eastern Daylight Time

Wednesday, May 3

10:30-10:45
10:30-10:45

Orientation

11:00-12:15
11:00-12:15

OPENING SESSION:

  • WORSHIP WITH RENEE ALLSBROOK
  • KEYNOTE: “ONCE upon a DREAM” (Haggerty)
12:30-1:30
12:30-1:30

WORKSHOPS:

  • EDITING to MAXIMIZE SUSPENSE (Armstrong)
  • WEL-BEING for EDITORS (Stewart)
1:30-2:00
1:30-2:00

LUNCH BREAK

2:15-3:15
2:15-3:15

WORKSHOPS:

  • HOLDING ON to the AUTHOR’S VOICE (Sproles)
  • PUBLISHING CLIENTS’ BOOKS on KDP (Jones)
3:30-4:30
3:30-4:30

WORKSHOPS:

 

  • An EDITOR’S IMPACT on an AUTHOR’S WORDS (Perkins)
  • CONTRACT BASICS (Oasheim)
4:45-5:45
4:45-5:45

WORKSHOPS:

  • EDITING as MINISTRY (Dixon)
  • The BIG PICTURE EDIT (Young)
6:00-7:00
6:00-7:00

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
  • ZOOM FELLOWSHIP
  • GET TO KNOW CEA

Thursday, May 4

9:30-10:30
9:30-10:30

PRE-OPENING SESSION

  • FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
  • ZOOM FELLOWSHIP
10:45-12:00
10:45-12:00

OPENING SESSION:

  • WORSHIP WITH RENEE ALLSBROOK
  • KEYNOTE: “YOU GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY” (Barnes)
12:15:1:15
12:15:1:15

WORKSHOPS:

  • DEVELOPMENTAL NONFICTION EDITING (Tromp)
  • EDITING DEVOTIONALS (Brinkerhoff)
1:15-1:45
1:15-1:45

LUNCH BREAK

1:45-2:45
1:45-2:45

WORKSHOPS:

  • The EFFICIENT EDITOR (Zandee)
  • HOW to NURTURE HOPE (Young)
3:00-4:00
3:00-4:00

WORKSHOPS:

  • PUBLISHING 101 (Haggerty)
  • EDITING to UNIFY (Hutchinson-Hayes)
4:15-5:15
4:15-5:15

WORKSHOPS:

  • WOW YOUR PUBLISHERS (Harrell)
  • NONFICTION LOGIC (Sallman)
5:30-6:30
5:30-6:30

POST SESSIONS

  • FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
  • ZOOM FELLOWSHIP
7:00-8:00
7:00-8:00

540 AFTER PARTY

Friday, May 5

9:30-10:30
9:30-10:30

PRE-GENERAL SESSION

  • FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
  • ZOOM FELLOWSHIP
10:45-12:00
10:45-12:00

GENERAL SESSION:

  • WORSHIP WITH RENEE ALLSBROOK
  • “The SACRED WORK of EDITING” (Zandee)
12:15:1:15
12:15:1:15

WORKSHOPS:

  • DEVELOPING MEMOIR (Sallman)
  • BIBLICAL STRATEGIES for MENTAL HEALTH (Watkins)
1:15-1:45
1:15-1:45

LUNCH BREAK

1:45-2:45
1:45-2:45

WORKSHOPS:

  • SOCIAL MEDIA for EDITORS (Stewart)
  • EDITING SPECULATIVE FICTION (Armstrong)
3:00-4:00
3:00-4:00

WORKSHOPS:

  • TAMING the MS WORD BEAST (Harrell)
  • COACHING WRITERS (Jones)
4:15-5:30
4:15-5:30

CLOSING SESSION

  • ECA AWARDS
  • KEYNOTE: “An EDITOR’S ARMOR” (Perkins)